Andrew Buchanan (politician)

Andrew Buchanan (born April 8, 1780 in Chester County , Pennsylvania , †  December 2, 1848 in Waynesburg , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1835 and 1839 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Andrew Buchanan attended Dickinson College in Carlisle . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1798, he began to work in this profession in York . From 1803 he lived in Waynesburg. At the same time he embarked on a political career. He was both a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and a member of the State Senate . In the 1820s he joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party founded by this in 1828 .

In the 1834 congressional election , Buchanan was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 20th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Andrew Stewart on March 4, 1835 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1839 . Until 1837 there was still heated discussion of President Andrew Jackson's policies. From 1837 Buchanan was chairman of the election committee.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer again. He died on December 2, 1848 in Waynesburg, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Andrew Buchanan in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Andrew Buchanan in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Andrew Stewart	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (20th constituency) March 4, 1835 - March 3, 1839	Enos Hook